We’re aware of an issue that is causing a change in account follower numbers for some people right now. We’re working to resolve this as quickly as possible.

— Instagram (@instagram) February 13, 2019

so I just lost like 4K on Instagram and it unfollowed like 100 people within a matter of minutes? what’s going on ?

like I’m not mad about my follower count cause I’d rather have less spam followers and better engagement but like why is it unfollowing people?!

— stephanie duran (@ItsSteephh) February 13, 2019

why did I just lose over half a million followers @instagram wyd sis

— James Charles (@jamescharles) February 13, 2019

Instagram issue causes follower counts to drop by millions https://t.co/S8nelLpSxp pic.twitter.com/CSu6lvw6ow

— Madalyn Sklar ? Speaker #SMMW19 (@MadalynSklar) February 13, 2019

This may explain that count drop on all these IG pages including Morissettes..I'm sure yall noticed that...https://t.co/Gz5MNqsVDM

— Terri Bora (@venee_b) February 13, 2019

Instagram users including notable personalities said they're suddenly losing followers. Instagram responded on Twitter. https://t.co/NdxseNORMS

— USA TODAY Money (@USATODAYmoney) February 13, 2019

Instagram users spiral into existential crisis after many lose their social media street cred overnight which Instagram confirms is due to a glitch

More ??#socialmedianews #socialmedia #pr #digitalmarketing #communitymanagement #instagram@ModeMaisonPRhttps://t.co/sJ9em2Rnpj

— Cynthia (@Brownschuga) February 13, 2019

Selena Gomez reportedly lost 2 million Instagram followers overnight; Ariana Grande lost almost 3 million. IG removed millions of fake/bot accounts, and people are in their feelings?? #MorningRushATL https://t.co/tVBMmknKEM

— Shiba Russell (@ShibaRussell) February 13, 2019

Update: we’re expecting to have this issue resolved by 9 a.m. PST tomorrow. We understand this is frustrating, and our team is hard at work to get things back to normal.

— Instagram (@instagram) February 13, 2019

Instagram confirms that a bug is causing follower counts to change | TechCrunch via ⁦@zaibatsu⁩ https://t.co/pc7IPiDJBe

— Lori McNee (@lorimcneeartist) February 14, 2019

Major Instagram personalities like Selena Gomez lost almost 2 million, and Ariana Grande lost almost 3 million https://t.co/flti7xrC8c

— Co.Design (@FastCoDesign) February 14, 2019

Instagram Issue Causes Follower Counts to Drop By Millions

? The company is working to resolve the issue#SocialMediahttps://t.co/bmqhBZbIR5 pic.twitter.com/z4KaY1QQdB

— Marsha Collier (@MarshaCollier) February 14, 2019

Instagram confirms that a bug is causing follower counts to change https://t.co/UeLoZS8Ejd @techcrunchさんから

— Yusuke Yamada (@yusukeshantian) February 14, 2019

https://t.co/cliTGs4MaY COOL. They’re real fuckin people IG!

— Jax Dell'Osso (@funnygirljax) February 13, 2019